Shoe-heel-holding apparatus



P. MILLER. SHOE HEEL HOLDING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION mso MAY 22, 1920.

1,355,840. Patented Oct. 19,1920,

2 SHEETSSHEET 1- 5 1 w :i I ".ifijjjjiil] 2 E12 5 1 I V I INVENTOR ATTORNEY P. MILLER. SHOE HEEL HOLDING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, I920- Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 INVENTOR filerJTiZZer UNITED STATES PETER MILLER, or LITTLE noon, ARKANSAS] sHonHEnL-Homme'nrraaazrus.

Application filed May 22, 1920. Serial No.=383,487.

To all 107mm it may concern Be it known that 1, PETER MILLER, aciti zen oi" Greece, residing at Little Rock, in the county of Pulaski and State? of Arkansas, have invented certain new ZlIldgllSB- n11 Improvements in Shoe-Heel-Holding Apparatus, of which the specification.

following is 'a My invention-relates to certain new; and

useful improvements in clamping devices.

for holding French heels on theshoe while the glue or cement is drying and becoming set. i

the cement is hardening.

It is one of the objects of my invention to 7 provide it clamping apparatus that maybe used with multiple units or "a single clampfi may be used so as to hold one shoe and. heel or a plurality of shoes and heels as the case may be, thus adapting the invention either for repair work or for use 1n factories where I the shoes are manufactured in quantities.

In its general nature, the invention comprises a clamp having an upper and a lower arm, the lower arm being prov ded 'Wlth a loop to embrace the heel, 'the loop being provided with a protecting covering to prev vent marring of the heel material, the upper arm of the clamp being so formed that the a.

device may be used with equal facilityvon low quartered shoes and high quartered u shoes. the clamp including a, draw bolt for holding the clamp arms together and there is also provided a shoe heelinsert block to {6 alsolhaving its passage -7 shaped to con cooperate with the'upper clamp arm in pressing the shoe down on the; heel held in the loop of the lower arm. o

I In its adaptation tom'anufacturing tice.

Specification of Letters Patent.

then be specifically pointed out in the ap- Fig; .4 isqan slipping while w shown in Fig. 3;

establishmeuts,.the invention comprises a support. 9 having a rod on which a number 'ofclamp units are located and suitablyspaced. apart with either individual clamp pressure producing elements or a single clamp for a group of units as may lie-desirable in prac- Patented. Oct. 19,1920.

In its more specific nature, the invention resides in those novel features of construc tion, COI'nblntltlOH and arrangement of parts,

alllof which will be first fully describedand pended claims, reference being .had "170 the accompanying drawings, WhlCh Figure l is a front elevation of one form of the invention adapted tofmultiple units with a single clamping pressure device for all of the units. a

1 Fig.2 is a side, elevation ofanother form of the invention, illustrating a'unit mounted ona support and operated individually. v

Fig. Sis a side elevation of'a singleunit.

producing V in use,-the shoebeing indicated in phantom and parts being broken away.

inverted plan of the device Fig. ,5 is a top planview' of the same. Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the same; In the drawings in which likenumerals and letters of reference-indicate like parts inall ofthe figures, 1 is the. base or support on which Ithereymay be provided suitable posts 2 forisupporting a rod 8, the latter being adapted to pass through the'hinged joints 4 of a series of clamp units, the units being suitably spaced by collars on the rod 0 as indicated in Fig.1 of the drawings.

and alower arm5, hinged together at 4 with a carriage-toprjoint hinge or" the usual type, the hinge, however, 1 being bored through to fit on the rod 3, whenthe unit is tobe used inaconnection with other units. 3 V

' Thearm 5 is provided with a loop 6 .shaped,in plan, toccxlform to tl iejcross sectional configuration of the heel, the loop PA ENT OFFICE,

.8 Each'unit consists of fan upper arrn- -lO form'to the curvaturesof the heel and the loop is covered with a suitable felt sheathing 8 to protect thematerial of the heel H againstidamage. w I I The arm- 5 (when single units are em-.

ployed) .is provided, with .a slot 9', through i so damn '55 invention, 'the clam and slipped through the longitudinal slot 11 in the upper arm 10, when it is desired to throw back the upper arm.

\Vhen multiple units are employed with a commonol'ampmg devioe,.- as shown in Fig. 1,1the :cross a1: engages the various arms 10 of the several units and a single bolt 12 passing through the flange 1 of the base 1 serves to hold the members in the clamping position, the bar 10. having a slot 11 corresponding in function to the 'slot 11 ofthe single units. 7

When a single unit is employed the bolt 12 passes through therfiange 1 oi? the base which serves to hold the apparatus on the base '(see 'Figt 3). s

The upper arm =16) has sgmose'neck bend l5 projecting upw'erdly so-as-to pass over the uppers of high quartered shoes without gin the same and thearm 10 has a "ball end 9l tlmt bearson the socket plate 18 located'within' a recess in the shoe heel {16, the 'reeess being also provided with e' 'femie lf foi' the usual urpose.

'I't isto be ohserved'that the oint of thrust of the upper arm 10, 21 a; where the ball end '19 'engagesthe socket" late18,' is substan- "*tia'l' ly 0we1- the-qenter o the heel so that the preesure' applied to the heel block 16 to -"force the shoe Sand heel'H together and "hold them in positionwhile the cement is setting, is SllChttStO' prevent slipping of the heerwith respect to the sole on which it is being cemented, thereby insuring the hold- "35 ing ofdhe parts in proper' posltion'at all times.

"It should be understood that the heel block "IG is-not intendedto be a lastbut is simply whe'el part and 'does not'omupy the entire -10 interior ofthe shoe, ns'does' a shoe last.

This block "may betermed a heel last or "semi-last to!distinguish it fromafull'iast SHChlS is 'ns ually used in connection with 'shoe censtruotion. I r I The'use of the small block or-semi-last *iSTQHnd tG-be better'in practice than the fiillldst, cially in'repairing 'old shoes, "b6081186, alt oughi the heel mayb'e crooked "'bl' Mmovrflthmsmall blockwtill fit it and "501116 shape'o'f'the' blam has -a -te'ndency to straighten V the*hee because the small block or sem JQstfits t/he hotel on the inside 1min be observed matey the use ofrny loop which passes mend the shoe hee "bears equally on the "helht iflhpoints and it can neither slip forwardgbackwei-d or sidewise, thus I have overcome one of the chieffa-t'rlts' in devices toheretoforeprovided M the purpose.

"It will ailso be n'oti'cedth'at asingle adjusting'screw for each clamp or for'each' group ofwranips is sufficient to bring the clamp or group clampsinto operative position,

thus avoiding the necessity of making a number of adjustments on each shoe.

It should be understood that the clamp which I have designed to fit almost an class of heel of this character and while have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention, yet I wish it understood other changes in the details of construction, combina tion and arrangement of the parts may be readily made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the ap nded claims.

What I claim is:

1;In=.a, shoe heel holding apparatus, a support, a plurality of clamping units on said support, each unit-containing anupper and a lower clamp armxone'of said arms havimr wheel rec ivin loopand the other a'rmbeing adapted to fitover theshoe and engage a heel' last within the-shoe. and "meuns' for drawing said upper and lower arms? together.

2. A shoe heel clam unit mmprising a "lower armhaving a'heel re eivingloop, an upper arm to pass over the shoempper, a h l st block re es ed 'mw-er'eivehh ma ofthe'npper Min-said armshaving a hin ed connection with onev an her. and m ns for hhldine said arms tneethe toretuin the heel in position on the sole of theshoe. 3. "A shoe h lcl 'uu t m ng a lower arm havinga heel receivinglump, an Tmner ajrm having a m sen vlt 90' pa s rvver the shoe upper. a iheeL'last block recessed to rece ve the nd o the u r am said arms having a hinged conne tion withoue an other and'a dmwbolt for'holding'tne said arms together to retain theheelin place on the sole of' a shoe.

4. A shoe/'heel' rla'mp unit eomprisingva lower armh vim a heel rereivino' loop. an timer-fa m" having a *gnnse neelz to pass over the shoe upper, a heel last 'hlock'reeessed to' receive the" end' oFthe upper am. said "said annsftomther to retain the'h elin lace est-he s'nleoia'shoe said drmvholt-rnmprisupper arm having a goose: ne k to pass over 'lthe" shoe 'rmper, a he el 'last block recessed 'to"re'ceive the end of 'the upper" armysaid arms having a hinged connectioniwithone another and Mdraw" holt' f or" holding the said arms toe'emer'to'retain the h'eel'in place onthe sole of a shoe." said draw bolt comprisim! a' T-member and aunt, said arms-having holes through" which the "said bolt passes. "the hole in the upper arm being elongated to allowthehead-of the T bolt'to be dmwn "therethrough, 'if desired.

6. A shoe heel clamp comprising a lower arm and an upper arm and a carriage-tophinge joint connection between said arms, sald lower arm having a heel receivlng loop with a soft covering, said upper arm having a gooseueckterminating in a ball end, and a heel last block having a recess tor said ball end, substantially as shown and described.

7. A shoe heel clamp comprising-a lower arm and an upper arm and a carnage-topball end with a socket plate in the blocks recess to bear against said ball end and a ferrule 111 the recess to encircle saidIarm above the ball end.

PETER MILLER. 

